MedPlast has acquired Orthoplastics, the UK-based manufacturer of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) products and components. Orthoplastics is a major supplier of UHMWPE products to the strictly regulated orthopedic implant ...
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TricorBraun, a leading packaging provider of rigid packaging and engineering solutions, announces that it led the packaging commercialization for Hello Products, the first ever line of seriously friendly oral care. TricorBraun, along with ...
The National Assn. for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Assn. of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers (APR) have announced the release of the "Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2012," which cites a 2012 U.S. ...
Tags: Recycle Rate, Pet
Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
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Russian pipe producer TMK has announced that it has fully completed in line with its contract the delivery of large diameter pipes for the Central Asia-China gas pipeline project. Within the framework of its contract, in the ...
Tags: Pipe Supplies, Gas Pipeline
It recently launched its pack, which it claims combines sustainability with cost savings, at German trade fair FachPack. “Mondi is proud to present the innovative new PerfoamPack, which offers superior foaming performance. This ...
Tags: Polyethylene-Based Film
Many a times we never realize the presence of plastic in, what we consider to be, non-plastic or eco-friendly packaging materials. A lot of plastic hides in coats and lines of cartons, sachets, pouches, cans, caps, lids etc. It seems the ...
Though it may be small, medical tubing can create a large challenge for healthcare institutions around the world. If you were to think about a range of medical devices, it would be hard to identify too many that don't rely on some kind of ...
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Octal, a Oman-based supplier of rigid food packaging material, will supply recyclable DPET/PE trays to Saudi Arabian dairy food firm Almarai's poultry product line, Alyoum. Almarai will replace its traditional polypropylene / polyethylene ...
Tags: DPET/PE Trays, Packaging
Dallas-based specialty materials and technology provider Celanese Corp. is unveiling an updated version of its GUR? ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). According to the company, the new technology offers significant ...
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The Mexican state of Veracruz would receive investments of over US$ 5 billion in the coming months for the development of the petrochemical cluster in the south of the state, announced Veracruz’s Governor Javier Duarte De Ocha, during ...
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Fitesa, Simpsonville, S.C. — a designer and manufactuer of nonwoven fabrics for hygiene applications — has partnered with thermoplastic resins producer Braskem S.A., Brazil, and Ingeo? lactides and biopolymers developer ...
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China-based recycled polyester staple fiber products manufacturer JN Fibers Inc. will invest $45 million to set up a manufacturing facility in Richburg, S.C., to recycle used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles into polyester staple ...
Tags: JN Fibers, recycled polyester, Textile
Corrosion control products manufacturer Cortec has launched a multimetal corrosion protection paper, VpCI-144, powered by Nano VpCI. Built with recyclable and repulpable technology, the new paper is said to be an environmentally safe ...
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Sistema JSFC, the largest publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS, announces that its subsidiary JSC United Petrochemical Company has signed a joint venture ("JV") agreement with Mexican company Grupo Petrotemex, ...